Background
Courtney was the son of Edward Courtney of Ladock, Cornwall, and his wife Elizabeth Gorges daughter of Tristram Gorges of Butshead, Street Budeaux, Devon.
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Education
Exeter College.
Career
He fought for the Royalist cause in the English Civil War. He matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford on 21 June 1633, aged 16 and was admitted to Lincoln"s Inn in 1636. He settled at Trethurfe, Cornwall.
He was knighted at York on 28 June 1642 after a hazardous ride from Cornwall to tell the King that he had the good affection of the Cornish people.
During the Civil War he served under Sir Bevil Grenville. He compounded for a fine of £346 in 1648.
He claimed he had lost £7,000 and been imprisoned seven or eight times during the Commonwealth. Following the Restoration Courtney was granted the farm of Cornish tin customs which was then rescinded when it was found someone else had an earlier grant.
Courtney petitioned for a pension in 1665 in view of his losses in the Royalist cause, but nothing was done.
His will was proved in 1670.
Membership
Short Parliament]
In April 1640, Courtney was elected Member of Parliament for Mitchell in a double return for the Short Parliament. In 1650, he was a member of the Western Association and was ready to serve on any insurrection. In October 1660, he was elected Member of Parliament for Tregony in the Convention Parliament.
